Whistling while you work isn't just a distraction for some people. More than 80 cultures employ a whistled form of their native language to communicate over long distances. A multidisciplinary team of scientists believe that ...
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Sep 21, 2021
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Every summer in the Faroe Islands hundreds of pilot whales and dolphins are slaughtered in drive hunts known as the "grind" that residents defend as a long-held tradition.
Ecology
Sep 20, 2021
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In their search for pink river dolphins, researchers in the Peruvian Amazon scooped up river water sloshing with genetic material that they hoped could trace the elusive creatures.
Ecology
Sep 7, 2021
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If you feel like your metabolism just isn't what it used to be, no matter how many hours you spend in the gym, dolphins can relate.
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2021
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Freshwater dolphins are flourishing in a stretch of Pakistan's main river after a helping hand from fishermen mobilised to defend a rare species driven to near-extinction.
Ecology
Jul 15, 2021
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Dolphins could be at risk if their foraging opportunities are impacted due to man-made disturbances such as shipping, tourism, coastal development and oil and gas exploration.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2021
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Flinders University researchers have sequenced the genomes of dolphins, revealing variations that may influence their deadly immune response to a measles related virus.
Ecology
Apr 27, 2021
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When it comes to friendships and rivalries, male dolphins know who the good team players are. New findings, published in Nature Communications by University of Bristol researchers, reveal that male dolphins form a social ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2021
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After two decades of research, a scientific study, led by the University of St Andrews, has recognized the endangered Indus and Ganges river dolphins as separate species.
Plants & Animals
Mar 24, 2021
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Bottlenose dolphins learn to cope with coastal construction activities. That is the conclusion of a study published in Frontiers in Marine Science. The study is the first to provide a longitudinal perspective on the cumulative ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2021
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